Stroppy Youngs shows just how much team are suffering

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Anybody who has ever come across Ben Youngs on the rugby circuit will know him as a thoroughly...

Ford’s been caught short so Cipriani must start

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Danny Cipriani simply has to start the final Test in Cape Town next Saturday. George...

King Louis takes a fall from grace

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Feud: Louis Picamoles is at war with French coach Brunel PICTURE: Getty Images Long gone are the...

ROOM 101

THE LONDON SCOTTISH FLANKER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND MATT ELIET 1. Training heroes...

Salvi takes on coaching role at Chiefs

JULIAN Salvi is relishing being in the vanguard of Exeter’s bid to reclaim their Premiership crown after accepting a role to...

Mallinder in as RFU pathway coach

FORMER Northampton boss Jim Mallinder is to join England Rugby as a pathway performance coach. Mallinder will replace long-serving pathway coaches...

Talks over Attwood departure ‘ongoing’

By NEALE HARVEY Hitting form: Dave Attwood on the charge for Toulon PICTURES: Getty Images Review: Stuart Hooper BATH will consider...

Gibbes off to France

LA ROCHELLE have announced that former Ulster boss Jono Gibbes will take over the reins at the Top 14 outfit on...

Finchley nail Grand Slam

FINCHLEY RFC claimed a Grand Slam at the inaugural Tournoi des Nations in France, an amateur Six Nations. Finchley won all...

Coach role for Morgan

CORNISH Pirates’ veteran back row forward Chris Morgan has been appointed as a player-coach. The 36-year-old joined the club in 2008...

Quins bring in Millard

HARLEQUINS have appointed Billy Millard as general manager of rugby. The 48-year-old Aussie has held ther same position with USA Rugby...

Catchpole calls time

LEICESTER centre George Catchpole is retiring from rugby at the age of 24. He made his debut in 2013 but has...

Nabou to join Blues

RUGBY SHORTS CARDIFF Blues look set to bolster their pack with the signing of Fijian international lock Sikeli Nabou. The 30-year-old...

Stop experimenting Eddie, you’ve lost plot

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Stability and grunt: Joe Launchbury allows Maro Itoje more freedom PICTURE: Getty...

Counties enjoy a clean sweep

By JON NEWCOMBE Done it: England Counties celebrate their stunning undefeated tour of Romania JAMES Shanahan has hailed the recent England...

Positive signs for World Cup

WOMEN’S SEVENS ROUND-UP ENGLANDWomen Sevens finished eighth in Paris after a 7-20 loss to Spain in the seventh place final. They...

Victory in France clinches another Blitzboks Series

PARIS SEVENS WRAP SOUTH Africa secured the men’s World Rugby Sevens title with a 24-14 victory over England to claim the...

Fiji were sensational but 10/10 for the Blitzbokke

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Ultra consistent: South Africa celebrate their World Series...

New academy boys excel for Uruguay

Talent: Reinaldo Piussi THEfeelgood factor in Uruguay rugby continues apace with a second Nations Cup title courtesy of an excellent win...

It’s a six-way shoot out to stage 2021 World Cup

AFTER just one nation – Ireland – tendered a bid for the 2017 Women’s World Cup, everybody in the game will...

Brookes on board to power up Wasps set-piece

WASPS have signed England tighthead Kieran Brookes after he opted to leave Northampton Saints at the end of his contract. Brookes,...

Dingwall’s doing his Saints mentor proud

By NEALE HARVEY Presence in midfield: Fraser Dingwall PICTURES: Getty Images New boss: Chris Boyd HARD-HITTINGcentre Fraser Dingwall is determined to...

YOUNG GUNS

EXETER CHIEFS LOOSEHEAD PROP JAMES KENNY It’s been a stellar year for James Kenny. From getting his first taste of men’s...

2011 JUNIOR WORLD CUP FINAL New Zealand 33 England 22 (Padua June 26)

ENGLAND 1 MAKO VUNIPOLA: A force of nature and nothing much has changed since, except his scrummaging is better. Two Lions...

Current crop will yield best ever harvest

BRENDAN GALLAGHER picks out the young guns who have starred at this year’s Junior World Cup Still only 17: France No.8...

Double for Demur

Georgia............24 Japan ..............22 GEORGIA fought back from ten points down to snatch victory at the death. Late tries from winger Demur...

D’onofrio hat-trick in vain

Italy..................15 Australia ........44 AUSTRALIA prevailed in the fifth-place semi-final despite going down to 14- men after 20 minutes. Lock Michael Wood...

Ireland battle relegation

Ireland ............29 Scotland ........45 FINALAISTS two years ago, Ireland will be relegated unless they defeat Japan today. Defeat will see Ireland...

Pack power tells for Pumas

Wales ..............15 Argentina........39 WALES can finish only seventh after defeat in the sixth-place semi-final. Wales were ahead briefly in the first...

Curry wants cool heads in Beziers hot house

By NEALE HARVEY Pace man: Try-scorer Olowofela tries to break through Ouch: South-Africa fly-half David Coetzer feels the force of No.7...

Olowofela try just enough to hold off fierce Bok fightback

By GEORGE LAWRENCE Skilful: Tom Hardwick ENGLAND booked their place in a sixth consecutive Junior World Cup final with the narrowest...

Kiwis have no answer to French forward dominance

By SAM JACKSON France..............16 New Zealand....7 FRANCE booked their place in a first ever World Rugby U20 Championship final with a...

Referee Owens joins the illustrious list

NO club can have done more to celebrate the achievements of the great and the good than the Welsh Charitables RFC....

All Blacks let off the hook again is no Freek

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Double-teamed: Remy Grosso feels the force of Sam Cane and Ofa Tu’ungafasi PICTURE:...

Jenkinson relishing 40th campaign at Titans

By JON NEWCOMBE WHEN Rotherham kick off their first season at level three for nearly two decades at home to Old...

Lam can back up big talk – Muldoon

By NEALE HARVEY Defence guru: John Muldoon in action for Connacht PICTURE: Getty Images THOSE daring to write-off Bristol’s chances of...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE BAY OF PLENTY, CHIEFS, NEWCASTLE, NORTHAMPTON AND BRISTOL LOCK MARK SORENSON Iwas different to the norm in New Zealand because...

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Ambitous Coventry step up their push for Premiership

By NEALE HARVEY Big plans: Jon Sharp COVENTRY chairman Jon Sharp insists there are ‘no limits’ to the club’s ambition after...

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Ackermann working to eliminate Gloucester’s ‘kamikaze’ moments

By TOM BRADSHAW JOHAN Ackermann will use the impending preseason to improve his side’s hit-and-miss decisionmaking. South African Ackermann joined the...

Lewington in a rush to fulfill his Test ambition

By NEALE HARVEY Tough competition: Liam Williams, Sean Maitland and David Strettle CONFIDENT wing Alex Lewington believes competing with Saracens’ galaxy...

Inspirational rise of the ‘Beast’ from Zimbabwe

NICK CAIN looks at the rise of Springbok powerhouse Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira Centurian: Tendai Mtawarira is gunning to make the World...

Drowning Eddie needs a life raft

NICK CAIN SPELLS OUT WHAT YESTERDAY’S DEFEAT MEANS FOR ENGLAND Dejection: Owen Farrell, right, and Denny Solomona lead England off yesterday...

Bravo Lewis, even the best can bomb in Argentina

I’VE BEEN hugely impressed by each and every player on Wales’ summer tour, but I want to single out one man...

Edwards is a must for whoever takes over

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Best in the world: Shaun Edwards PICTURE: Getty Images WHILE Wales narrow down their search...

DREAM TEAM

PETER ANGLESEA, THE SALE COACH AND FORMER SALE AND ENGLAND ‘A’ BACK ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...

Yet more poor reffing from the game’s elite

COLIN BOAG First mistake: Luke Pearce should not have carded Paul Gabrillagues It just keeps happening, and as fans we’re being...

Youngs responsible for setting tempo

LIKE against Wales in the Six Nations, England started like a train in the first Test against the Boks and then...

How many more like Francis could be lost to England?

IN last week’s My Life in Rugby column, Jamie Salmon writes how, in the early 1980s, he went from being rejected...